128 Views Las Cruces, NM – On this edition of PUENTES a la comunidad, bridges to the community, host Emily Guerra spoke with Christina Chavez-Kelley, one of the nieces of the late Senator Mary Jane Garcia for District 36 in Southern New Mexico, with a tribute to her life and
121 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – As the end of the legislative session quickly approaches, one lawmaker is pushing to pass a bill that would make hazing a crime. The bill comes nearly a year after one New Mexico university was involved in a hazing scandal.
111 Views Some representatives say it helps with carbon intensity; others say gas prices will rise Santa Fe – House Bill 41, also known as the Clean Transportation Fuel Standard, passed on the house floor in a vote of 36-33 this weekend. Representatives say the goal of the bill is
156 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Tuesday, January 30, a committee of lawmakers moved forward with a bill to create a state office dedicated to gun violence prevention. The idea still has a long way to go before turning into official law, but the move represents a step that has
152 Views SANTA FE, N.M. — We have reached the halfway point of the 30-day legislative session, and the new proposed state budget has also crossed the halfway point.
180 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – There’s a new plan to get more New Mexico-grown beef on your dinner plate. It’s no secret that New Mexico is home to a lot of cattle. We’re talking an estimated 1.3 million statewide, and while you’ll find most of those cows on dairy farms,
145 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 2024 lawmaking session is a short one. Politicians only have a total of 30 days to get their work done. And so far, a lot of the high-priority bills haven’t made it very far through the process. Wednesday, January 31, lawmakers will
99 Views SANTA FE, N.M. – Several gun control proposals are gaining momentum in the State Capitol. On Tuesday, one of them crossed the halfway point. Now, it’s a few votes away from the governor’s desk.
117 Views SANTA FE, N.M. — At the Roundhouse Monday, state lawmakers discussed a new plan to rework New Mexico’s high school graduation requirements. New Mexico’s graduation rate is sitting around 76% – almost ten points lower than the national average.
142 Views An effort to modernize state oversight of the oil and gas industry cleared its first hurdle on Thursday. The bill would rewrite portions of the state’s Oil and Gas Act in order to help regulators keep pace with the industry’s growth in recent years, as well as increasingly
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